Okla. Admin. Code § 35:30-36-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 35:30-36-3 - Voluntary weed free hay certification

(a) The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry is the certifying authority for weed free hay certifications.

(b) The Department shall complete the following for the weed free hay certification program:

(1) Coordinate hay inspections within the state.

(2) Select, train, and supervise persons who serve as qualified inspectors.

(3) Issue certificates of inspection and bale tags to qualifying applicants.

(4) Maintain a record of all inspections performed and certificates and bale tags issued.

(c) The Department may issue a certificate of inspection for each field and crop cutting inspected and found to be free of noxious weeds.

(1) The certificate shall document that the hay is weed free and shall contain the applicant's name, address, commodity, and estimated yield.

(2) A copy of the certificate shall be retained by the Department.

(d) The applicant may use tags provided by the Department or purple and yellow twine as approved by NAISMA to identify the hay bales harvested from the certified field.

(e) Any excess tags shall be returned to the Department no later than December 31 of the calendar year issued and the price shall be nonrefundable.

(f) All certified weed free hay shipments shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection and a state phytosanitary certificate, if required, and tag as evidence that the hay is certified to be weed free and traceable to the source of the original hay.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:30-36-3

Added at 27 Ok Reg 2446, eff 7-25-10

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021